Pokmon Go players are rescuing real animals in the wild

Pokémon Go has come to the rescue of animals beyond Ithaca. In relatively nearby Rochester, a man desperate to fill his Pokédex stumbled upon eight ducklings stuck in a storm drain; his swift reporting of the distressed ducks resulted in their rescue. In South Houston , two fellow adventurers of digital Kanto saved several hamsters and baby mice, abandoned in a cage in a park. Pokémon Go seems to be facilitating some real interactions with nature, exercise and exploration, even if it is still defined by an omniscient screen. One wonders whether Pokémon Go has potential to protect endangered species suffering under ecological collapse. Perhaps if Pokémon Go had existed in the early 20th century, the